{"product_id":"autobiography-of-benjamin-franklin","title":"Autobiographie von Benjamin Franklin","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhat can a tired young printer with bread under his arms teach you about building a useful life?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBenjamin Franklin writes to his son William to explain how a poor boy from Boston finds prosperity and purpose. His unfinished autobiography follows him from apprenticeship with his brother James to the streets of Philadelphia, where he arrives dirty, tired and almost out of money.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs Franklin builds his printing business, he studies the habits that help or hinder a life. Hard work, frugality, reading and friendship become practical tools. His lively, often funny account moves from a private plan for moral perfection to public projects: a library, a fire company and a hospital.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eWhat you'll discover\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eAn arrival to remember\u003c\/strong\u003e – Walk through Philadelphia with a hungry young Franklin carrying bread and looking for a beginning.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eThe work behind success\u003c\/strong\u003e – Follow a printer who treats honest dealing and steady effort as tools for building prosperity.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eA revealing personal experiment\u003c\/strong\u003e – Explore Franklin's attempt to practise one virtue each week in pursuit of a faultless life.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePrivate success, public purpose\u003c\/strong\u003e – See how a thriving business leads Franklin toward projects that serve the people of Philadelphia.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eCuriosity beyond the printing house\u003c\/strong\u003e – Join Franklin as electrical instruments open a field of study to explore with friends.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003ePerfect for readers who enjoy practical wisdom, early American history, better habits and a wry self-portrait rather than a complete life story.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOpen the first page and meet Franklin among the family stories and Boston beginnings he shares with his son.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Library of Alexandria Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":59534601748828,"sku":null,"price":0.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1027\/9442\/8764\/files\/00676_en_ebook-front_c15.jpg?v=1792174943","url":"https:\/\/libraryofalexandria.com\/de\/products\/autobiographie-von-benjamin-franklin","provider":"The Library of Alexandria","version":"1.0","type":"link"}